31

50

32.0

33.3

32.5

.398

.378

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Without looking it up I can tell you the Padres don't often score six runs. With looking it up I can tell you they scored six or more runs eight times since June 1. Overly specific information is the hobgoblin of distrustful minds.

2

34

45

31.2

33.1

33.3

.416

.436

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Twins are 9-6 in their last 15 games. Ah, the magic of the small sample size.

3

35

47

38.0

35.7

36.5

.443

.463

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Big-city media have started the bi-annual King Felix trade whinnying. Just a month to go until blessed silence.

4

32

48

33.5

32.1

31.8

.404

.385

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Astros won't have an All-Star this year, but not because Carlos Lee ate the spot. That would be silly. No, he ate Jose Altuve. Mistook him for a Funyun.

5

30

49

33.9

30.2

29.6

.392

.373

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

It's Mixed Metaphor MmTuesday! The Rockies should deal anything not nailed down, including the deck chairs on the Titanic.

6

30

49

32.0

31.6

31.8

.397

.378

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The embodiment of the Cubs' hopes and dreams, Anthony Rizzo homered and the Cubs won. If that isn't a sentence read hundreds more times over the next decade then the Cubs failed. Good start though.

7

36

42

35.9

35.7

36.1

.461

.481

0.8%

0.4%

1.2%

0.8%

1.2%

How important are batter strikeouts? The Royals have the fewest and are the 22nd-highest-scoring team in baseball.

8

36

45

38.9

41.0

40.2

.482

.462

1.2%

1.2%

2.4%

-1.6%

-11.0%

The Phillies' average starting lineup features three players with an OPS+ over 100, one of whom is Juan Pierre who was a non-roster invite.

9

39

42

40.9

38.5

39.5

.487

.507

0.0%

2.0%

2.0%

1.2%

0.8%

It was Revenge of the Ex-Red Sox night at Bankrupt.com Field in Oakland as both Josh Reddick and Brandon Moss homered. Coco Crisp held his fire, not because he wanted to but because he had to.

10

38

41

33.1

35.6

35.9

.451

.431

3.9%

2.8%

6.7%

-1.2%

2.8%

In May the Marlins were 21-8. Other than that, the team has gone 17-34.

11

40

40

42.1

39.3

40.6

.506

.526

0.8%

5.9%

6.7%

-2.4%

-2.0%

Soon the surgeon who has had to perform Tommy John surgery on almost every member of the Blue Jays rotation is going to need Tommy John surgery.

12

42

37

43.9

43.1

43.1

.545

.564

65.7%

6.7%

72.4%

6.3%

11.8%

The White Sox are one of four teams in the AL Central with a losing record at home. They are the only first-place team with such a record.

13

48

31

45.8

46.2

46.4

.590

.609

90.6%

7.5%

98.0%

1.2%

2.0%

Chad Qualls threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout. Ever wonder if Joe Girardi's binder has a chapter in it on magic reliever potions?

14

40

39

35.4

39.0

39.8

.488

.508

16.1%

7.9%

24.0%

-4.7%

-5.5%

The first four hitters in Cleveland's lineup are hitting between .272 and .295. The next four are hitting between .221 and .201. The lineup has the insight and depth of a Paris Hilton joke.

15

39

41

39.1

39.4

40.4

.493

.513

17.3%

7.9%

25.2%

-7.5%

0.0%

Combined, the Tigers are 2-10 against Seattle and Cleveland. This is getting a promotion at work and celebrating by pooping on the boss' desk.

16

42

37

36.4

34.7

36.4

.473

.493

0.0%

9.4%

9.4%

-5.1%

-22.8%

Should the third-place team in the AL East sell? If so, what should they sell? Lemonade is so two decades ago, and Japanese electronics are too cutthroat. What to do?!

17

37

42

38.5

38.5

37.1

.478

.458

6.3%

9.8%

16.1%

-2.4%

0.8%

In honor of this year's squad, the Brewers will introduce a new participant in the sausage race. It will be the hot dog and it will finish fourth in every race.

18

50

30

49.9

53.2

52.2

.642

.660

86.2%

13.8%

100.0%

0.4%

1.2%

The only regulars on the Rangers with an OPS+ less than 100 are Nelson Cruz and Michael Young.

19

45

35

41.9

43.5

43.2

.542

.522

69.7%

13.8%

83.5%

1.6%

12.2%

By assembling an above-average hitting team it is clear that Brian Sabean is attempting nothing more than to 'punk' the entire sabermetrics community.

20

44

37

41.9

40.9

40.2

.515

.495

17.3%

16.5%

33.9%

-4.7%

-31.9%

Reports say the Dodgers are working to design hover cars so as to avoid paying any money to Frank McCourt and his Dodger Stadium parking lots.

21

43

37

42.3

42.5

43.0

.534

.514

15.4%

17.3%

32.7%

-5.1%

5.5%

39

40

40.5

42.1

41.7

.517

.497

13.0%

17.7%

30.7%

-8.7%

-9.8%

Craig Breslow is the perfect example of Matt's Undead Reliever Principle, which states that if a reliever sticks around long enough he'll eventually have a productive season of pitching and/or brain eating. MURP may need some tweaking.

23

43

36

41.3

38.5

38.2

.510

.490

8.7%

18.1%

26.8%

3.1%

16.5%

The Pirates' 11 runs were the most of any team not named the Royals. That's a weird day.

24

45

32

44.1

45.6

44.3

.581

.562

55.5%

19.3%

74.8%

4.7%

9.1%

Of the 17 teams they've faced, the Nationals have losing records against five: Baltimore, Miami, the Dodgers, the Yankees, and Pittsburgh.

25

42

38

40.0

38.1

39.4

.499

.519

2.0%

23.2%

25.2%

4.7%

-14.6%

After Aroldis Chapman's somersaults, Fernando Rodney's plans for a post-save celebration on July 4th include but aren't limited to fireworks, flying monkies, and a flyover from four F-15s.

26

41

38

41.4

40.2

40.8

.517

.497

24.0%

23.2%

47.2%

-5.5%

-3.1%

Bryce Harper has thrown his support behind Chipper Jones to make the All-Star game. "Aw thanks," Chipper says. Bryce Harper notes that he has lots of time to play in All-Star games, while Old Man Jones is basically dead and forgotten. "Awwww thanks?" says Chipper.

27

44

35

43.9

41.8

41.4

.542

.522

51.2%

28.7%

79.9%

8.3%

8.7%

Is Homer Bailey turning it around? Not really, but he isn't a giant sinkhole of awful anymore. So, uh, that's something.

28

42

38

46.4

46.6

45.0

.563

.543

33.9%

31.5%

65.4%

11.4%

0.4%

For the best team in the National League, the Cardinals have a mediocre record.

29

42

38

45.2

47.0

46.1

.563

.583

6.7%

38.2%

44.9%

-0.4%

16.9%

Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up one run in the first and four in the second. He was pulled before he could give up three in the third and eight in the fourth and five in the fifth and 12 in the sixth, thereby revealing his genius.

30

45

35

45.2

46.6

46.8

.574

.593

13.8%

77.2%

90.9%

5.5%

11.0%

How can Jered Weaver throw seven shutout innings of five-hit ball while walking three and striking out just two? I don't know, but Johnny Damon and Casey Kotchman in the Indians lineup don't hurt.